---
title: "Disability Support Pension medical evidence checklist mapped to the Impairment Tables"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/dsp-medical-evidence-checklist-impairment-tables"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a56-dsp-medical-evidence-checklist-impairment-tables"
area_id: "A56"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A56-N20261018-5"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# Disability Support Pension medical evidence checklist mapped to the Impairment Tables

> A checklist for building or reviewing the medical evidence for a Disability Support Pension claim or review: which Tables apply, whether each condition is diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised and likely to…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/dsp-medical-evidence-checklist-impairment-tables  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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A checklist for building or reviewing the medical evidence for a Disability Support Pension claim or review: which Tables apply, whether each condition is diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised and likely to persist, the specialist evidence some Tables need, and the 20-point rule.

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the 3 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when preparing a DSP claim, a request for review of a rejection, or a tribunal review, to test the evidence for each condition against the 2023 Impairment Tables (or the 2011 Tables for claims lodged before 1 April 2023).

## Used for these tasks

- [Map the medical evidence against the Disability Support Pension impairment tables](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements.md#A56-N20261018-5)

## How AI may be used

AI may map each report to the conditions and Tables and list gaps in diagnosis, treatment, stability and duration evidence; the lawyer or advocate decides which Tables apply, what the evidence shows and what further evidence to seek.

**AI may:**

- List each condition, its diagnosing practitioner and date, and the treatment history, from the medical records
- Map each report to the Table that assesses the affected function, and flag missing specialist evidence the Table requires
- Build a gaps list for the treating practitioner letters

**AI must not:**

- Must not assign or predict an impairment rating or points
- Must not decide whether a condition is reasonably treated or stabilised
- Must not describe the client's symptoms or function beyond what the medical evidence and the client say

**The lawyer checks:**

- The right Tables are used for the claim date (2023 Tables for claims, reviews or appeals of claims lodged on or after 1 April 2023)
- Each condition has a diagnosis by an appropriately qualified practitioner with the corroborating evidence the Table requires
- The evidence addresses treatment tried, treatment planned in the next 2 years and its likely effect, stability and the likelihood of persisting for more than 2 years
- Whether the client needs 20 points on one Table, or 20 points across Tables plus the Program of Support rules, and whether a manifest medical rule may apply

## Authorities

- [Social Security (Tables for the Assessment of Work-related Impairment for Disability Support Pension) Determination 2023, s 8 (impairment rating only if diagnosed, reasonably treated, stabilised and likely to persist for more than 2 years) and Part 3 (Tables 1 to 15)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2023L00188/latest/text)
- [Services Australia, Impairment rating for Disability Support Pension (which Tables apply by claim date; 20 points on a single Table, or 20 points across Tables with the Program of Support rules)](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/impairment-rating-for-disability-support-pension)
- [Services Australia, Medical evidence for Disability Support Pension (what the evidence should show; manifest medical rules; specialist evidence for mental health, intellectual disability, hearing and vision)](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/medical-evidence-for-disability-support-pension)

## Full text and drafting notes

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*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*